# 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `170852` · 1999-09-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MYSTIQUE
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
## Narrative
CONSUMER TOOK  CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERALTIMES FOR BRAKE FAILURE/ STEERING COLUMN FAILURE,  AND  PREMATURE WEAR OF  TIRES.   HAD ALL HER TIRES REPLACED TWO MONTH AGO.    WHILE  DRIVING 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND T APPROACHING A TRASH TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER,   TRASH TRUCK SPEEDED UP AN D GOT IN FRONT OF  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.   CONSUMER  TRIED  TO  OVERTAKE THE TRASH TRUCK AND RAN INTO A CURB.    TRASH TRUCK PUT ON BRAKES AND SO DID  CONSUMER.  HOWEVER,   CONSUMER'S VEHICLE  REAR ENDED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK  DUE TO  BRAKE FAILUE, AND  STEERING  COLUMN DISCONNECTED FROM   DASHBOARD,  AND DROPPED IN HER LAP. ALSO  AIRBAGS  DEPLOYED AND DROPPED INTO CONSUMER'S LAP, AND THE  SUBSTANCE RELEASED AFFECTED HER SON'S EYES.  THE CAR WAS TOTALED.   *AK
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